I consider the gas pipeline infrastructure part of the grid because of the dependency in New England.

there is no free lunch in energy; everything has costs and benefits and they need to be carefully calculated

I would like you to do that calculation again, for this Committee, if all of that capacity and energy came from new nuclear power.

It would actually have the impact of lowering transmission and distribution costs for all consumers because you would be using more kilowatt-hours on the same infrastructure.

--just as we had on the five previous bipartisan bills. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont is recognized for 1 minute.

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act, I move to waive, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The…

I call up my amendment No. 1242, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins], for herself and others, proposes an…

This amendment provides $650 billion of immediate relief to those Americans who need it most. It is focused on the COVID crisis before us, not on future unrelated spending priorities. The amendment provides $160 billion to bolster vaccine…

I ask unanimous consent for 2 minutes of debate, equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator will proceed.

I rise today to introduce the Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act. I am pleased to be partnering with Senator Cantwell on this initiative. Our bipartisan bill would create a new pilot program at the National Park Service to support the…

It was a very good exchange of views. I wouldn’t say that we came together on a package tonight. No one expected that in a two hour meeting. But what we did agree to do is to follow up and talk further at the staff level and amongst…

Of course, a molecule of CO2 does not care what country it comes from, as far as its impact on the climate.

Methane, I believe, is the low-hanging fruit of climate change.

It is relatively low cost in terms of the benefit.

But the grid of the future does not necessarily involve lots of new wires and poles. It may involve more of the technology of integrating resources.

I ask unanimous consent that Peter Schunk, a defense fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

the Senate was asked to decide whether this body has the constitutional jurisdiction to hold an impeachment trial of Donald Trump now that he is no longer President of the United States. While the Constitution does not explicitly address…

last week, I was pleased to join my colleague from West Virginia, Senator Joe Manchin, in introducing the Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act, better known as the AUTO for Veterans Act. I am pleased that…